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DATE:           December 19, 2008

TO:                Importers, Carriers, Brokers and Other Interested Parties 

FROM:          Port Director,   El Paso, Texas

SUBJECT:    Processing of In-bond Documents at Ysleta Export Facility

 In response to concerns from the trade community, the Port of El Paso is consolidating its export in-bond processes in order to more effectively and efficiently process in-bond documents and perform examinations, at one central location.  The Port of El Paso has established a dedicated In-bond/Export Team that will be assigned to the Ysleta Export Facility.  The hours of operation will correspond to the Ysleta Import Lot operating hours.

 Effective January 5, 2009. all destination in-bond arrivals and in-bond shipments that are exiting the El Paso Port of Entry into Mexico via a commercial truck will be processed at the Ysleta Cargo Export Facility.  All intensive examinations of in-bond shipments that are exiting the El Paso Port of Entry into Mexico via a commercial truck will also be conducted at the Ysleta Cargo Facility.

 The exceptions to the Ysleta Export In-Bon processing include the following:

• Arriving in-bond documents entering via the BOTA and Ysleta Cargo Facilities will be processed at those locations.

• Destination in-bonds arriving at the Port of El Paso with merchandise intended for admission into the FTZ, CBW, G.O., etc.. and not being exported will be exempt.

• All originating in-bond documents for removal of merchandise from the FTZ, CBW, Weekly Entries (FTZ warehouse withdrawals), G.O. will continue to be processed at the International Trade Processing Center (ITPC).

• Additionally, any freight arriving direct via air requiring in-bond processing will be processed at the ITPC,

• Any rail shipment arriving directly from Mexico requiring in-bond processing will be completed at the BOTA Cargo Facility by rail officers.